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KUCHING: Although Sarawak is the state with the largest oil palm plantation area, covering 1.56 million hectares or 27% of the total planted area of 5.8 million hectares in the country, its oil extraction rate is the lowest in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures opened lower on Monday, tracking weak sentiment in rival oils.

THE Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (SOPPOA) concurs with the recent statement made by the Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) that despite good wages being offered, locals still shun the opportunity to be employed in the palm oil industry in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 29): Malaysia’s exports jumped 17.6% year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM87.57 billion in February, the strongest y-o-y growth since October 2018, underpinned by higher shipments of electrical and electronic (E&E) products, rubber products and commodity-based products, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) said today.

The shampoo you use to wash your hair, the toothpaste you use every morning and the bread you had for breakfast all share a similar ingredient – palm oil.

Palm oil purchases by India will probably jump almost 11% this year, with a relatively faster rise in prices of competing cooking oils prompting some users to switch to the tropical oil.

The Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (Soppoa) concurs with the Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) about many locals shunning the opportunity to be involved in this sector, even with good wages being offered.

Cypark Resources Bhd's wholly-owned unit has been granted a 1.100 MW biogas quota at a palm oil mill in Johor.

Federal prosecutors in Brazil have cited a recent Mongabay investigation into water contamination by a palm oil company in an Indigenous reserve as key evidence in their legal battle to hold the company accountable.

Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Sunday assured to set up an Oil Palm company at Narmetta in Siddipet district to facilitate the buyback of Oil Palm crop from farmers directly in Siddipet.

West Sulawesi Province has outlined a target to export 42.5 thousand tons of palm oil valued at Rp535.8 billion in 2021, with China eyed as the largest export destination.

Indonesia’s palm oil production is controversial due to its contribution to climate change and loss of biodiversity as a result of large-scale deforestation.